Get Involved
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Why Care About Child Care?
A recent study by the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis indicates that investing in early childhood is one of the best long-term public investments our state can make. Quality early childhood programs generate a 16 percent rate of return on investment, 12 percent of which is public return. Research shows that children from low-income families in quality early childhood programs are less likely than their peers to:
 drop out of school,
 be in special education,
 repeat a grade,
 be arrested as juveniles,
 and need welfare benefits as adults
What can I do to help the Caring for Kids Initiative carry out their mission?
 Spread the word about CFKI to family, friends and neighbors.
 Arrange a leadership meeting with your faith community, employer, school or
organization.
 Make a tax deductible monetary contribution.
 Make a contribution to honor someone special to you.
 Celebrate a special occasion in their life and make a contribution in their name:
 birthday, retirement, Mother's Day, Father's Day - or any holiday
 Sponsor a child for a day, a week, a month or a year of childcare.
 Hold a fundraiser to raise awareness and funds for CFKI.
Fundraising Ideas for Everyone
Fundraising does not have to involve hours of planning or be a huge event. It does not mean you have to raise large amounts of money. Consider involving a group that you already belong to by collecting a free-will offering at one of your regular meetings. Involve your children, relatives, friends and neighbors.
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Use the following ideas to spark your imagination:
Organize an Outdoor Sporting Event with the Proceeds going to CFKI
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 Bowling tournament
 Golf tournament (Par 3, 9 hole, 18 hole)
 Tennis tournament
 Basketball tournament or shot contest
 Bicycle race
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 5K or 10K walk, run, or jog for fun and funds
 Fishing contest
 Boating or Sailing event
 Kite making or kite flying seminar
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Organize an Indoor “Sporting” Event with Entrance Fees
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 Bunko Night
 Bridge, Poker, or Cribbage Tournament
 Card game marathon
 Scrapbooking, rubber stamping, knitting, quilting, sewing, Craft Night/WeekendGetaway
 Pool or billiards tournament
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Share a Portion of Your Profits from Sales
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 Bake sale
 Book club sale
 Yard sale, perennial plant sale
 Recipe book sale
 Raffle tickets
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 Candle sale
 T-shirts, pens, note pads
 Craft or art show
 Flower sales for Mother's Day
 Jewelry sale
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Fundraising with Food
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 Host a tea or coffee in your home for neighbors and friends
 Host a cook-off-maybe with chili or BBQ
 Have a salad supper and share recipes
 Beer or wine tasting event
 Neighborhood ice cream social
 Cooking classes or food sampling events, share recipes
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 Hold a block party or picnic
 Set up a progressive dinner from one restaurant to
another or one home to another
 Arrange for cooking classes at a store with “Cooking for a Cause”
as your theme
 Dinner cruise
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Get the Kids Involved by Encouraging Early Empathy
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 Lemonade stand
 Kiddies' Parade through the neighborhood
 Selling old toys and books at a yard sale
 Have a donation jar in your home for charitable contributions from allowances
 Host a Halloween Haunted House
 Car Wash
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 Make CFKI the beneficiary of work done by the groups kids
belong to-Scouts, sports teams, church groups.
 Donate one week's dues to CFKI.
 Have a goal contest at a soccer practice where parents pledge
money for each goal made
 Have a penny drive.
 Hold a neighborhood Olympic event. Hold a neighborhood talent
show, play or carnival
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Fundraising with Teens in Mind
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 Dance-a-thon
 Battle of the Bands
 Musical Cabaret
 Comedy Night
 Variety Show
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 Dance Contest
 Car Wash
 Encourage employers to have a percentage of one
day's profits go to CFKI.
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Special Events
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 Arrange for a garden tour or house tour-among friends.
 Arrange for a guest author to visit your book club.
 Have a fashion show at your place of worship.
 Arrange for a game night. Families or couples buy tables and compete as a team in trivia contests.
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 Organize a hay ride.
 Beach or pool party.
 Set up a guided tour of a local art museum.
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Thanks for Caring About Kids!
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Caring for Kids Initiative
110 Grand Ave. S.
Wayzata, MN 55391
952-473-2436
www.iocp.org
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For more information on ways you can help please contact:
Nancy Johnson, Coordinator:
952-288-2568
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